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Black Friday is going to be boring this year
Black Friday used to be a welcome mat for the holidays. It was almost a holiday in itself, with families waking up early in the…
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SoCal port commissions endorse carrier fines for container backlogs
The Port of Los Angeles is hoping to scare the freight community into more efficient behavior with big fines for the slow retrieval of containers.
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OceanWaves: Building a resilient supply chain
FreightWaves’ Anthony Smith talks about the ways shippers are building reliant supply chains with Nate Shutes, VP of global fulfillment and logistics at Blu Dot,…
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American Shipper
OceanWaves: What does congestion really mean for global trade?
“If I’m optimistic, you’re looking six months into the future” before congestion and capacity challenges start to subside, says Vespucci Maritime CEO Lars Jensen.
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American Shipper
Ocean delays turn desperate retailers to the skies, increasing emissions
There are two ways to transport goods overseas: ocean or air. Port congestion and shipping delays are forcing companies to shift to faster air transport,…
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Supply Chains
Supply chain woes drag down Nike sales
Nike shoes may symbolize speed on the track, but its business has been slowed by shipping and production delays.
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American Shipper
FreightWaves Flashback: Almost eight years in the Great Bitter Lake
The “trapped” crews found many ways to pass the time, including holding their own Bitter Lake Olympiad, in celebration of the Tokyo Olympics of 1968.
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Are you shipping me?!? $32,000 container move from China to LA
We have a new winner in the ocean shipping game of “How High Can Rates Go?” — about 15 times higher than before the COVID…
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Yantian port back at full speed; box recovery could take a month
The Port of Yantian is operating at 100% on the vessel side again after a month of delays, but that doesn’t mean the container buildup…
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Is air cargo really a bargain right now?
Retailers are stuck between playing the waiting game and risking delays that wreck quarterly results or ponying up and taking to the skies. The goods…
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